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Novel revisits culture wars, AIDS crisis

Monday, 22 April 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Spectators" (Random House), by Jennifer duBois A deadly school shooting serves as a pivotal event in "The Spectators," a novel that revisits American cultural wars and crises in the last...

Commander in Cheat? New book recounts golf misdeeds by Trump

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 09:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Colluding with Russia? The special counsel says no. Cheating at golf? Well, that's something else. From pulling a fast one on Tiger Woods to exaggerating his handicap, Donald Trump's alleged...

Barry Lopez looks for hope beyond the 'Horizon'

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 09:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Horizon" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Barry Lopez Part travel journal, part history, part science lecture, part autobiography, and completely unique, "Horizon" feels like the crowning achievement of...

'The Liar's Child' is a compelling story

Tuesday, 16 April 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Liar's Child" (Ballantine Books), by Carla Buckley Young Cassie and her 5-year-old brother, Boon, live at the Paradise apartments near North Carolina's Outer Banks and are dealing with a...

'The Last Second' is a popcorn movie in print form

Friday, 12 April 2019, 09:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Last Second" by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison (Gallery). The launch of a corporate satellite covertly begins the countdown to the end of the world in Catherine Coulter and J.T....

'The Last Act' is a compelling thriller

Thursday, 11 April 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Last Act: a Novel" (Dutton), by Brad Parks Tommy Jump has worked in theater for a while, but with a fiancee who is pregnant, he realizes that he has to get a real job to generate a steady...

Novelist explores the secular and religious divide

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"kaddish.com" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Nathan Englander: It's 1999, and Larry, a lapsed Jew from Brooklyn, is at his sister Dina's house in Memphis for their father's funeral. Since he won't...

Harlan Coben's 'Run Away' has an array of emotions

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Run Away" (Grand Central Publishing), by Harlan Coben Simon works on Wall Street, and his wife, Ingrid, is a successful doctor. They had a wonderful family life until their oldest daughter,...

Tom Clancy's widow expands challenge of rights ownership

Friday, 5 April 2019, 08:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Tom Clancy's widow says in a lawsuit that his estate is the exclusive owner not just of the novelist's famous character Jack Ryan, but the rights to the character John Clark and several...

Literacy Partners launches 'Unreadable Books' campaign

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Literacy Partners, NYC’s premiere education nonprofit, announced today the launch of its “Unreadable Books” campaign, a bookstore activation designed to raise awareness and support...

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